Chisum
Artist: Thomas William Chantrell
Format: UK Quad (30"x 40")
Condition: Excellent
Year: 1970
DescriptionOne of a relatively small number of Western genre film posters in the Collection but this was a "must have". The artwork is by Thomas William Chantrell & he provides one of the best John Wayne illustrations you are ever likely to find on a film poster. With his skilful use of colour & great sense of movement, Chantrell brings us right into the heart of a cattle feud in the Wild West. The prominent smoking six-gun is imagery that might not find favour in current PC times but it pre-dated the equally gun-friendly imagery used on the "Dirty Harry" cinema posters just a few years later (image courtesy of
www.moviepostermem.com). The poster has been cleaned, de-acidified & linen-backed.